Let's do a test...(viera related)

[UsagiAndCrepes]

If no one is willing to pay for it, and well at least I'm willing to pay for a half-elezen race (within a reasonable price). Which one will look more enticing to develop? To put it shortly.. just how badly do you all want it? Or is the whole viera fad just a joke?

I like that comparison with EQ. I've tried EQ2 and they have tons of wild and wacky races that nobody really plays so I always roll my eyes and think of that when people say "no I hate cute normal looking races I want to be a giant ugly monster" if they want a new race. It's mind boggling people want something that will be hardly ever used but they don't want popular race like Viera.

I think a lot of people that like Viera would put their money where their mouth is. Actually you could say that Au Ra is pay locked since you need the expansion to get it. Tho I doubt many ppl would pay just for Au Ra honestly, actually unsure if anyone would ever pay just for Roegadyns as a race lol.

[Stitches1974]

I like that comparison with EQ. I've tried EQ2 and they have tons of wild and wacky races that nobody really plays so I always roll my eyes and think of that when people say "no I hate cute normal looking races I want to be a giant ugly monster" if they want a new race. It's mind boggling people want something that will be hardly ever used but they don't want popular race like Viera.

I think a lot of people that like Viera would put their money where their mouth is. Actually you could say that Au Ra is pay locked since you need the expansion to get it. Tho I doubt many ppl would pay just for Au Ra honestly, actually unsure if anyone would ever pay just for Roegadyns as a race lol.

I loved my Iksar monk and Ratonga brignad.

[Zojha]

[...] actually unsure if anyone would ever pay just for Roegadyns as a race lol.

Roegadyn shouldn't even be a race, they should be a way to customize your Hyur >_>

[SenorPatty]

Roegadyn shouldn't even be a race, they should be a way to customize your Hyur >_>

Et tu, Balmung, Et tu?

Oh wait, you're a filthy tailed beast. Should've seen that coming >.>

[Zojha]

Oh wait, you're a filthy tailed beast. Should've seen that coming >.>

A rogue, too, so backstabbing is to be expected.

[Nestama]

Actually you could say that Au Ra is pay locked since you need the expansion to get it. Tho I doubt many ppl would pay just for Au Ra honestly, actually unsure if anyone would ever pay just for Roegadyns as a race lol.

You can, but you really can't. Sure, you could buy the expansion just for the Au Ra, but with that purchase, you're also going to unlock new content once you reach the end of 2.55.
If the muscle/bara race was locked behind a paywall (not expansion wall), I probably wouldn't even consider giving FFXIV a chance. No other race looks as good as a Roegadyn dressed for the leatherman/bear (despite the lack of body hair) bar scene.